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October 24 2009

Sen. Al Franken brings the heat!

Wow…maybe I need to start crawling for more Franken C-SPAN footage.

soupsoup:

bringmethathorizon:

Sen. Al Franken: How many bankruptcies because of medical crises were there last year in Switzerland?

Hudson Institute Senior Fellow Diana Furchtgott-Roth: I don’t have that number in front of me but I can find out and get back to you.

Sen. Al Franken: It’s zero.

[silence]

Sen. Al Franken: Do you know how many medical bankruptcies there were last year in France?

Diana Furchtgott-Roth: I don’t have that number but I can get back to you if you’d like.

Sen. Al Franken: Yeah, the number is zero.

[silence]

Sen. Al Franken: Do you know how many were in Germany?

Diana Furchtgott-Roth: From the trend of your questions, I’m assuming the answer is zero, but I don’t know the precise amount.

Sen. Al Franken: Oh, you’re very good, very fast.

  1. rawwwrrrr reblogged this from bringmethathorizon and added:
    eat it scott brown.
  2. ihaveaphdinhorribleness reblogged this from beforeisleep and added:
    bitch got owned. i love al franken. i’ve read his books about a hundred times.
  3. shipissailing reblogged this from ohgrowup and added:
    fuck yeah it does!
  4. thingsidig reblogged this from theduty and added:
    I love this man.
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  14. thebumblebees reblogged this from ginandphonics and added:
    benonymous:mikehudack:evangotlib:soupsoup:bringmethathorizon: Sen. Al Franken: How many bankruptcies because of medical...
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  18. nerbles reblogged this from theduty and added:
    Another note…When did Al Franken start sounding like/delivering like Tom Waits? Anyone else hear that? Cos it’s EXTRA...
  19. diegofuego reblogged this from theduty
  20. jesseforest reblogged this from soupsoup and added:
    heat! Wow…maybe...need to start crawling for more Franken C-SPAN footage. soupsoup:
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    Sen. Al Franken: How many bankruptcies because of medical crises were there last year in Switzerland? Hudson Institute...
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  26. yobigmel reblogged this from theduty and added:
    I love it that a comedian is a Senator. I met Al Franken once and I told him that I was going to be a post coordinator...
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    This is why I fantasize about holding some sort of power. I want to sass people from a bench (a bench of power not a...
  35. ferociousmopes reblogged this from onebadapple and added:
    Yaaaay Minnesota, even though we *also* elected Michele Bachmann, who is completely batshit insane.
  36. onebadapple reblogged this from phofascinating and added:
    Automatic *Franken* reblog - yes plz! I’m going to start using *Franken* instead of a starry-eyed *sigh*
  37. boadicea reblogged this from robot-heart-politics
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  40. laughinacorner reblogged this from jayparkinsonmd and added:
    bitch got owned.
  41. manoftoday reblogged this from theduty and added:
    HEY THERE, 51% of MINNESOTA! THANKS!
  42. angryworker reblogged this from theduty
  43. adrieee reblogged this from bhard and added:
    I’m proud to say that I voted for him.
  44. beforeisleep reblogged this from theduty
  45. bhard reblogged this from theduty and added:
    Like I’ve been saying from the getgo, Al Franken FTW.
  46. jonquil reblogged this from theduty and added:
    I think I just saw Al Franken verbally sodomize someone.
  47. toolandthegang reblogged this from theduty
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  49. foofaraw reblogged this from notentirely and added:
    Awesome… notentirely:
  50. dowe reblogged this from buchino and added:
    To paraphrase James Taylor: Al spits fire, Al makes it rain.
  51. phofascinating reblogged this from theduty
  52. rommy reblogged this from epicinbluejeans and added:
    Al Franken, you’re so rock!
  53. lifemovesfoward reblogged this from toseekandfind
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  56. navigolucky reblogged this from upyourarchitecture
  57. toseekandfind reblogged this from imemilya and added:
    THIS HERE IS MY SENATOR, Y’ALL.
  58. tsurukochan reblogged this from robot-heart-politics and added:
    Thank goodness for Al Franken.
  59. thecoffeegirl reblogged this from ewokonline and added:
    And this is one of the many reasons we like you, wok.
  60. ewokonline reblogged this from jmarie3 and added:
    And this is why I voted for him.
  61. vorpalsamovar reblogged this from madwhit and added:
    Yep, Al Franken is a pretty cool dude.
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    Sen. Al Franken: How many bankruptcies because of medical crises were there last year in Switzerland? Hudson Institute...
  68. oceanicmotion reblogged this from eversonpoe
  69. jmarie3 reblogged this from thecoffeegirl and added:
    So far he seems to be the only one who has a set (balls).
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  74. thecoffeegirl reblogged this from ultrascorponic and added:
    I heart Al Franken. I wish he was my senator. But I also don’t want to live in the land of ice and snow where he is the...
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  77. ultrascorponic reblogged this from gilmoure and added:
    fuckyeahsenalfranken.
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  80. wkenworthy reblogged this from robot-heart-politics and added:
    Also, go look up Chemotherapy by Colin Gawel on YouTube.
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  85. shinyredballoon reblogged this from allezla and added:
    All politicians should be sassy liberal comedians. Educated and intelligent ones.
  86. cyjtsaimd reblogged this from jayparkinsonmd and added:
    We need more comedians in Congress.
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    bringmethathorizon:
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    I’m not even certain about our ability to pull this off as a nation ( while...the concept...
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  97. ohgrowup reblogged this from rillawafers and added:
    almost makes me wish i was a minnesotan.
  98. admiratio reblogged this from cosmicsquirreljustice and added:
    yellowhat:robot-heart-politics:jayparkinsonmd:soupsoup:bringmethathorizon: Sen. Al Franken: How many bankruptcies...
  99. itsallinmyhead reblogged this from brookehatfield and added:
    aewsome:soupsoup:bringmethathorizon: Sen. Al Franken: How many bankruptcies because of medical crises were there last...
  100. johnxavier reblogged this from robot-heart-politics and added:
    senator franken, you are the man.
  101. evangotlib reblogged this from mikehudack and added:
    ReBlog from 37,000 feet FTW. Now if you can fix my cold from up there, we’re really living in the future.
  102. reflux reblogged this from jayparkinsonmd and added:
    This made my day. Goes to show what a Harvard graduate can do on the United States Senate. Who cares that he made a...
  103. mikehudack reblogged this from evangotlib and added:
    He’s good. Really, really good. I’m happy he’s in the Senate.
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    bringmethathorizon:
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    SMACK DOWN. asprettyasasong:needtherapy:
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  112. aewsome reblogged this from soupsoup and added:
    The look on her face at 2:07...SOLID FUCKING GOLD!
  113. inherbarefeet reblogged this from ljm and added:
    oh, al. i love you.
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    jayparkinsonmd:soupsoup:bringmethathorizon:
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  116. joncrowley reblogged this from jayparkinsonmd and added:
    Comedians are the kings of making a point. They do it in a way that is funny, which usually means powerful and...
  117. nicolekeller reblogged this from soupsoup and added:
    And people had the audacity...laugh when he ran for Senator. Maybe Minnesota knows what...
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  121. notbychoice reblogged this from newsandbooze and added:
    Nicely done, Senator.
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    soupsoup:bringmethathorizon:
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  135. onthechanggang reblogged this from bringmethathorizon and added:
    cannot believe this health care reform debate/clusterfuck...still going on. What
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    girl behind him.
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  153. ljm reblogged this from dalasverdugo and added:
    Pretty great. Plus,
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  156. thisisamap reblogged this from nerdgasms and added:
    ZING! That’s my senator.
  157. colinkloecker reblogged this from buchino and added:
    Minnesota Senator Al Franken on Medical bankruptcies. OH SNAP.
  158. benkorman reblogged this from dalasverdugo and added:
    Fuck you, congress! It’s Jewish comedy time! You’re gonna get your ass beat by the guy from “Stewart Saves His Family!”
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    More of this please, health care reform advocates! Ag
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  162. doug reblogged this from dalasverdugo and added:
    I think Al Franken’s public notoriety as a comedian tends to vastly overshadow his skills and knowledge in so many other...
  163. ronmarks reblogged this from dalasverdugo and added:
    It’s like having Jon Stewart in Congress [video] dalasverdugo:
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    I read the description and was on the fence for reblogging. Then I watched the video and was AMAZED by how Franken...
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    a must-watch 2:27 clip...al franken using intellect...shut...
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  177. savingpaper reblogged this from inothernews and added:
    It goes on. He’s quickly becoming one...my favorite senators.
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    I can’t watch this right now, but I’m sure it’s very good.
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    Al Franken. I. Love. You.
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    If you look closely, you’ll notice that Diana is wearing pearls of wisdom.
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    Best. Senator. Ever.
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    i voted for this action!!
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    somehowsomeway:honeyniss:newfilosofee:michaelmcgee:bringmethathorizon:...Al Franken pwned...
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    Franken: How many bankruptcies because of medical crises were there last year in Switzerland? Hudson Institute Senior...
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    So, because other countries have socialistic society, we should too? No. Because it works there, does it mean it will...
  201. cadwaladr reblogged this from ratherconfused and added:
    Yay, my senator! I seriously love him. I’m only sad because I have to wait like five more years before I can vote for...
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  203. ratherconfused reblogged this from socialistninja and added:
    Lulz he looked at the C-SPAN camera. Also, I love C-SPAN. I love it so much.
  204. socialistninja reblogged this from bmckinney
  205. isotoldyouso reblogged this from bradicalmang and added:
    Al Franken is backed.
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    shaanmichael:newfilosofee:michaelmcgee:
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  208. brendanmc reblogged this from steampoweredmedia and added:
    I love Al Franken.
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    needtherapy:shaanmichael:newfilosofee:michaelmcgee:bringmethathorizon:
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    shaanmichael:newfilosofee:michaelmcgee:bringmethathorizon:...Sen. Al Franken: How many...
  212. steampoweredmedia reblogged this from somehowsomeway and added:
    Franken is a badass, but not because of this “zero” business. The real badass moment is when he calls the woman on her...
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  214. str8nochaser reblogged this from shaanmichael and added:
    Al Franken is my homeboy.
  215. needtherapy reblogged this from shaanmichael and added:
    Al Franken is my new favorite Senator.
  216. somehowsomeway reblogged this from honeyniss and added:
    And lets not forget how totally hot the girl is behind him who is trying not to laugh or stand up and yell “BOOM -...
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  219. honeyniss reblogged this from newfilosofee and added:
    lol… I love him… he’s amazing…
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